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Powers 08-23-2011 07:00 AM

Official SEC Football Thread 2011
 
Five Consecutive BCS National Championships (Florida 06, LSU 07, Florida 08, Alabama 09, Auburn 10)

Half the conference ranked in the AP's Preseason Top 25

One division, the West, has more preseason ranked teams, including Alabama and LSU in the Top 5, then any other entire conference.

Talk of college football in the late summer in Dixie is as ubiquitous as mosquitoes and humidity. From work water coolers to church parking lots, college football fans in the South debate the intricacies of the upcoming season. And no where more than in the states that make up the Southeastern Conference. From Rocky Top in the Tennessee hills, to the Maroon Band of Mississippi State, to the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, to the Eye of the Tiger in Death Valley or the chomp in the Swamp.


The South does not revolve around the sun, it revolves around SEC football :banger

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longknocker 08-23-2011 08:12 AM

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College Football & Roll, Tide! :D :banger

G G 08-23-2011 11:52 AM

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Go Dawgs

SvilleKid 08-23-2011 02:21 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by UFPowersmoker320 (Post 1383107)
Five Consecutive BCS National Championships (Florida 06, LSU 07, Florida 08, Alabama 09, Auburn 10)

Half the conference ranked in the AP's Preseason Top 25

One division, the West, has more preseason ranked teams, including Alabama and LSU in the Top 5, then any other entire conference.

Talk of college football in the late summer in Dixie is as ubiquitous as mosquitoes and humidity. From work water coolers to church parking lots, college football fans in the South debate the intricacies of the upcoming season. And no where more than in the states that make up the Southeastern Conference. From Rocky Top in the Tennessee hills, to the Maroon Band of Mississippi State, to the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, to the Eye of the Tiger in Death Valley or the chomp in the Swamp.


The South does not revolve around the sun, it revolves around SEC football :banger

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/t...0/images-1.jpg

:tpd:

Everything He said!!!!! Plus 10! Roll Tide Roll. Go SEC.

Been wondering when you'd get this thread going!

We are definitely getting close! 11 days to first Bama game! And, it will be special for me! NinjaVanish will be here with my lovely daughter-in-law to watch it with us!!! Great weekend coming in 11 days!

longknocker 08-23-2011 02:52 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SvilleKid (Post 1383637)
:tpd:

Everything He said!!!!! Plus 10! Roll Tide Roll. Go SEC.

Been wondering when you'd get this thread going!

We are definitely getting close! 11 days to first Bama game! And, it will be special for me! NinjaVanish will be here with my lovely daughter-in-law to watch it with us!!! Great weekend coming in 11 days!

Awesome, Cliff! :tu

Smokin Gator 08-23-2011 03:19 PM

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Gators have a brutal schedule this year... but like a true Gator fan... I am so looking forward to this season. Best of luck to all and Go SEC!!!!

Powers 08-23-2011 03:28 PM

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Yeah Brent, our schedule is nuts. At least we don't have a good chance of starting the season 0-2 like UGA!

ucubed 08-23-2011 04:54 PM

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I don't know...I have a feeling we'll do better than most people say =D

rizzle 08-23-2011 08:00 PM

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I guess my thread smelled bad. Roll Tide biznachos! :sl

longknocker 08-23-2011 08:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rizzle (Post 1384258)
I guess my thread smelled bad. Roll Tide biznachos! :sl

:tu:banger Yes, Sir, My BAMA Brother!:D

Powers 08-23-2011 09:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ucubed (Post 1383845)
I don't know...I have a feeling we'll do better than most people say =D

Muschampions :tu

ucubed 08-24-2011 01:15 PM

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I think this is a great article about the possible Texas A&M conference change in the future... http://www.gatorsports.com/article/2...10829846?tc=cr

macpappy 08-24-2011 05:38 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by UFPowersmoker320 (Post 1383731)
Yeah Brent, our schedule is nuts. At least we don't have a good chance of starting the season 0-2 like UGA!

There are no easy schedules in the SEC. You could move six teams from the SEC to other conferences and they would win the championships.

ir13 08-24-2011 05:39 PM

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Going to be one helluva season in the SEC, the east is ours i hope. The west however is going to be beast this year.

rizzle 08-26-2011 01:41 PM

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Jordan Jefferson turned himself in. Looking like Jarrett Lee will be the starter now.

SvilleKid 08-26-2011 03:46 PM

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Knowing Les Miles "win at any cost" theory, I figured it would take criminal charges before he would pull them from the roster.

forgop 08-26-2011 03:56 PM

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Be$t football conference money can buy. ;)

rizzle 08-28-2011 10:45 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by forgop (Post 1388861)
Be$t football conference money can buy. ;)

Just trying to keep up with the Ohio States of the world.

Powers 08-28-2011 11:44 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by forgop (Post 1388861)
Be$t football conference money can buy. ;)

I think you are confused, Miami is in the ACC :D

hammondc 08-29-2011 07:47 AM

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OH yeah!!!! Just a few more days.

OLS 08-31-2011 09:34 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SvilleKid (Post 1388853)
Knowing Les Miles "win at any cost" theory, I figured it would take criminal charges before he would pull them from the roster.

I guess it's all in who you hate....This is NCAA football, not Les Miles.
Remember a little coach named Nick Saban? I don't remember Auburn holding Cam Newton out.
I remember FLA doing similar. But you are right. Those boys were gonna play til Les understood
that there was video. Who in their right mind does ANYTHING like that in a crowd in the modern world?
SOMEONE is gonna cam-phone it, if not everyone. JJ just showed how dumb we already knew he was.

But you know what I REALLY like? LSU playing a huge national power right out of the gate. Know
anybody with the cojones to schedule that kind of game out of the box? Season make or break for
both teams. We'll play our share of McNeese State's before it's all said and done, but LSU still
understands the magic and suspense of non-conference play, babay.

OLS 08-31-2011 09:44 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by forgop (Post 1388861)
Be$t football conference money can buy. ;)

Ditto on this. This is not the SEC, this is the NCAA. There is just more money flowing down south.
We don't spend so much on book-lernin', so we have money left over to buy football players.

Powers 08-31-2011 10:49 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLS (Post 1393861)
what I REALLY like? LSU playing a huge national power right out of the gate.

That speaks to the whole point that, in addition to having the toughest conference play, SEC schools schedule tough non-conference play as well: Georgia playing Boise State, LSU w/Oregon AND West Virginia (aka the unconstitutional state), USC & Auburn playing Clemson, and Florida against the Seminoles.

:su

OLS 09-01-2011 06:34 AM

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I looked through several of the other schedules, though, and FL State was the only one that made me shiver.
And only very recently. Many pundits have them picked as VERY high finishers in 2011. Is Clemson scary?
I guess when they join the SEC next year, we'll know for sure, haha. I hope UGA has something for the
Broncos, though. Richt better pull his squad together or they are in for a whippin....OleMiss-BYU...ehhh. Tossup.

rizzle 09-02-2011 11:24 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLS (Post 1393861)
I guess it's all in who you hate....This is NCAA football, not Les Miles.
Remember a little coach named Nick Saban? I don't remember Auburn holding Cam Newton out.
I remember FLA doing similar. But you are right. Those boys were gonna play til Les understood
that there was video. Who in their right mind does ANYTHING like that in a crowd in the modern world?
SOMEONE is gonna cam-phone it, if not everyone. JJ just showed how dumb we already knew he was.

But you know what I REALLY like? LSU playing a huge national power right out of the gate. Know
anybody with the cojones to schedule that kind of game out of the box?
Season make or break for
both teams. We'll play our share of McNeese State's before it's all said and done, but LSU still
understands the magic and suspense of non-conference play, babay.

Quote:

Originally Posted by UFPowersmoker320 (Post 1394794)
That speaks to the whole point that, in addition to having the toughest conference play, SEC schools schedule tough non-conference play as well: Georgia playing Boise State, LSU w/Oregon AND West Virginia (aka the unconstitutional state), USC & Auburn playing Clemson, and Florida against the Seminoles.

:su

Ahem. Couple years ago, we smashed Clempson in the opener when Clempson was a lot of folks pick to be a title contender. Year after that we smashed Virginia Tech in the same circumstance. Lat year and this we got Penn State in the second game. Next year we're opening with Michigan. So yea, I know a team with the cajones to do it. :tu

Let's get it on. LSU and Georgia best not let me down. :tu

Powers 09-02-2011 12:05 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rizzle (Post 1396385)
Ahem. Couple years ago, we smashed Clempson in the opener when Clempson was a lot of folks pick to be a title contender. Year after that we smashed Virginia Tech in the same circumstance. Lat year and this we got Penn State in the second game. Next year we're opening with Michigan. So yea, I know a team with the cajones to do it. :tu

Let's get it on. LSU and Georgia best not let me down. :tu

Indeed sir, I mistakenly didn't see Penn State in the SEC helmet schedule I was looking at due to their inconspicuous headgear.

As for LSU and UGA this weekend, I can't say i'll be actively rooting for Georgia but......:D

Scothew 09-02-2011 01:03 PM

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Im prob the only one here, but WDE!

I will go on the record saying I am not hyping myself up and thinking AU is gonna bring a season like last year, Im just hoping its a positive year as its a rebuilding year for sure.

Regardless, SEC Football is a sport all in its own for the most part. Tradition, Rivarly, and big 'ole boys beating the crap out of each other :tu

OLS 09-03-2011 06:10 PM

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Ahem is right, I just saw penn st listed today on a broadcast of alabama versus powerhouse Kent st, lol.
I don't recall seeing that in the printed schedule I saw online. I still don't think Clemson has anything for the
better teams in the SEC. Rizzle, you mistook TV pundit hype for actual chances if you believed that Clemson or VA tech
ever had a chance to take the ugly crystal football. :)

College football is officially ON.

And now the REAL reason I came in to post....AAARRRGGHH.... Brent Musburger!!! NOOOooooooo! I hate his dumb a55.
Ahahaa, Erin Andrews just called Les Miles a little confused, hahaha. He apprently ran for the OU sideline, lol.

OLS 09-03-2011 06:30 PM

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Kent St had some studs on that team. Sorry they couldn't compete better. They should do well in the MAC season.
The Tide looked crispy, not to belabour the TV commentator's point, but it looks like we have a QB in Tusk-aloosa.
LSU looks stiff tonight. Not to much give in the line. Oregon might be good, and this game is not over, but LSU looks
scary tonight.

longknocker 09-03-2011 06:50 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLS (Post 1397552)
Kent St had some studs on that team. Sorry they couldn't compete better. They should do well in the MAC season.
The Tide looked crispy, not to belabour the TV commentator's point, but it looks like we have a QB in Tusk-aloosa.
LSU looks stiff tonight. Not to much give in the line. Oregon might be good, and this game is not over, but LSU looks
scary tonight.

LSU Is Bigger, Stronger, Faster. Game Over.

Fordman4ever 09-03-2011 07:05 PM

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Lets go UGA

OLS 09-03-2011 07:29 PM

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Taking nothing away from bama, rizzle, Bama was a better team than both of those teams and bama fans knew it
going in.

Scothew 09-03-2011 08:11 PM

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AU squeezed by. Just like I predicted, gonna be a mediocre year with all the new inexperienced guys we have on the team.

Fordman4ever 09-03-2011 08:46 PM

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What in the world is up with UGA???

OLS 09-04-2011 08:37 AM

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Earl, have you been watching for the last 4 years? UGA used to be good enough to make it through a season and
not look bad, but hasn't had any luck doing that for 4+ years. And Mark Richt continues to hold onto his job. He is a
great coach, but apparently that isn't enough anymore.

I enjoyed the LSU game last night. It's the same pattern every time ABC has a game with LSU. They START OUT saying
that Les Miles does it differently than almost any other coach. He HAS a quarterback and an offense, but he DEPENDS on
his defense and special teams to do most of the scoring. Then along about 2 mins to go in the first half, and again at the
start of the 3rd quarter, "Oh, LSU needs to figure out what is going wrong in the offense, they are in real danger of being
overrun by Oregon, they have an anemic 9 points onthe board, and Oregon is beginning to get it's offense cranked up. It's
not looking good for LSU." And what happens, we cause 3 turnovers in a row and score off most of em. LSU will be fine,
and Jarrett Lee looked confident enough to lead the offense going forward. PERSONALLY, I would rather NOT get Jordan
Jefferson back this season. He is a dummy with skills. We do not need to look to him as the "good quarterback that we
are all waiting for to come back". GEAUX TIGERS!

longknocker 09-04-2011 08:44 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLS (Post 1397934)
Earl, have you been watching for the last 4 years? UGA used to be good enough to make it through a season and
not look bad, but hasn't had any luck doing that for 4+ years. And Mark Richt continues to hold onto his job. He is a
great coach, but apparently that isn't enough anymore.

I enjoyed the LSU game last night. It's the same pattern every time ABC has a game with LSU. They START OUT saying
that Les Miles does it differently than almost any other coach. He HAS a quarterback and an offense, but he DEPENDS on
his defense and special teams to do most of the scoring. Then along about 2 mins to go in the first half, and again at the
start of the 3rd quarter, "Oh, LSU needs to figure out what is going wrong in the offense, they are in real danger of being
overrun by Oregon, they have an anemic 9 points onthe board, and Oregon is beginning to get it's offense cranked up. It's
not looking good for LSU." And what happens, we cause 3 turnovers in a row and score off most of em. LSU will be fine,
and Jarrett Lee looked confident enough to lead the offense going forward. PERSONALLY, I would rather NOT get Jordan
Jefferson back this season. He is a dummy with skills. We do not need to look to him as the "good quarterback that we
are all waiting for to come back". GEAUX TIGERS!

I Like Richt, Talent Problem? LSU Came On Strong 2nd Half. Can't Wait For LSU/ BAMA Game! Revenge Time!:tu

icehog3 09-04-2011 08:48 AM

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/gators.jpg

Powers 09-04-2011 11:34 AM

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First game of the Muschamp era looked good! If Rainey and Demps stay healthy I think we'll have enough talent around Brantley, who played well, to run a good offense.

I was anticipating either LSU and Georgia losing but Ole Miss let me down. Losing to BYU at home? Come on Rebels. Richie, I'm leaving the door open for you to make a Houston Nutt joke :D

taltos 09-04-2011 04:06 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by icehog3 (Post 1397940)

That picture makes me hungry for some gator nuggets.:gary

OLS 09-04-2011 04:26 PM

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Wow, I need to check the sports sites, I had no idea ole miss lost. oops.

Michael, HOW COULD YOU DOUBT THE TIGERS?? What? I am shocked! I know we are from different planets and all,
but surely you didn't side with the know-nothing MEDIA-hypers on this one? In any event, I'm glad they surprised
you, or I'd be in an awfully foul mood right now. During all the news cycle hype, I never once doubted that the Tigers
would win it going away. Even when I was looking like a man on an island on the issue.

Greg, I think you HAVE to be right, I have always liked Richt, but I am shocked at how a once-dominant team, WITH blue
chip players in spades, has under-performed so badly over the last 3-4 years. Granted, there was FLA, LSU, BAMA and a
few others sucking up all the oxygen, but I have been shaking my head for a long time on that one.

longknocker 09-04-2011 04:42 PM

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Should Be A Great Game, Brother, BAMA/ LSU! :banger

macpappy 09-04-2011 05:46 PM

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LSU doesn't need a star quarterback, they just need one who can manage the game and not lose it. Look at the QBs they had when the won the national championships, neither on of them were star quality QBs in the big game.

Powers 09-04-2011 06:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLS (Post 1398224)
Wow, I need to check the sports sites, I had no idea ole miss lost. oops.

Michael, HOW COULD YOU DOUBT THE TIGERS?? What? I am shocked! I know we are from different planets and all,
but surely you didn't side with the know-nothing MEDIA-hypers on this one? In any event, I'm glad they surprised
you, or I'd be in an awfully foul mood right now. During all the news cycle hype, I never once doubted that the Tigers
would win it going away. Even when I was looking like a man on an island on the issue.

Greg, I think you HAVE to be right, I have always liked Richt, but I am shocked at how a once-dominant team, WITH blue
chip players in spades, has under-performed so badly over the last 3-4 years. Granted, there was FLA, LSU, BAMA and a
few others sucking up all the oxygen, but I have been shaking my head for a long time on that one.

I was quite confident that LSU would beat the Ducks, not so much about the Bulldogs and Boise but it being the first week and all you never know.

icehog3 09-05-2011 09:12 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by taltos (Post 1398215)
That picture makes me hungry for some gator nuggets.:gary

MMMM.....Gator nuggets for Paul.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/ape.jpg

rizzle 09-06-2011 10:23 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLS (Post 1397552)
Kent St had some studs on that team. Sorry they couldn't compete better. They should do well in the MAC season.
The Tide looked crispy, not to belabour the TV commentator's point, but it looks like we have a QB in Tusk-aloosa.
LSU looks stiff tonight. Not to much give in the line. Oregon might be good, and this game is not over, but LSU looks
scary tonight
.

Quote:

Originally Posted by longknocker (Post 1397573)
LSU Is Bigger, Stronger, Faster. Game Over.

Yessir. Game. Set. Match.

Thanks for playin'. :tu

rizzle 09-06-2011 10:27 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by OLS (Post 1397608)
Taking nothing away from bama, rizzle, Bama was a better team than both of those teams and bama fans knew it
going in.

Eh, we knew it against VaTech. We weren't real sure before the Clemson game. Ended up being that was the game that the Saban era at Bama really started. That was the game that made me say, welcome back boys, where the hell you been for the last 10 years?

rizzle 09-06-2011 10:32 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by UFPowersmoker320 (Post 1398036)
First game of the Muschamp era looked good! If Rainey and Demps stay healthy I think we'll have enough talent around Brantley, who played well, to run a good offense.

I was anticipating either LSU and Georgia losing but Ole Miss let me down. Losing to BYU at home? Come on Rebels. Richie, I'm leaving the door open for you to make a Houston Nutt joke :D

A picture is worth a thousand words...

http://cdn2.maxim.com/maxim/files/20...stonNutt_L.jpg

OLS 09-06-2011 01:15 PM

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haha, that's a new classic!

I agree about the LSU QBs...Look at Matt Flynn (07champs). Good game manager, extremely smart.
Matt Mauck for the 03 team, too. Both were drafted to the NFL, neither of them to be a starter. Just brains with some
skills, which is what you need in a backup...low price, max payoff. Local sports station voice today said LSU
has a "Bama QB" Nothing great in the skills department, just a smart, cerebral athlete who doesn't lose games for you."
Strange way of putting it, but well said. LSU doesn't need Peyton Manning. They need someone smart and capable.
Which is why I am thrilled that Jordan Jefferson is out, hopefully for good. Dumb-a55. :r

Now for the controversy. There is no way Bama beats LSU in 2011.

OK, bring it, haha.
It's stupid to say so NOW, so far from the game, so I will re-assess at game week. But I think we have the edge this year.
Of course we have to pull it off in T-town, so we'll have to see.

Powers 09-06-2011 02:22 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rizzle (Post 1399415)
A picture is worth a thousand words...

http://cdn2.maxim.com/maxim/files/20...stonNutt_L.jpg

:lr

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLS (Post 1399544)
Now for the controversy. There is no way Bama beats LSU in 2011.

OK, bring it, haha.
It's stupid to say so NOW, so far from the game, so I will re-assess at game week. But I think we have the edge this year.
Of course we have to pull it off in T-town, so we'll have to see.

Didn't get to see the Bama game but I'll need to see a few more games from both team before I throw my :2. But I can guarantee I'll have the popcorn ready

Powers 09-07-2011 07:24 AM

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Welcome to the SEC Texas A&M :tu


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